The English word ‘penis’ comes from Latin and it originallymeant the tail of an animal. ‘Репе’ is Latin for ‘inside’ and itmay have implied the part that goes inside (the vagina). Thecorrect plural is either ‘penes’ or ‘penises’. ♦ ♦♦ Ithyphallophobia is a fear of seeing, thinking about orhaving an erect penis. ‘The mind can […]
Месяц: Ноябрь 2015
Society-Wide Studies
In 1969, J. Edgar Hoover, Director of the F. B.I., submitted evidence to the Presidential Commission on Obscenity and Pornography claiming that police observation had led him to believe that: A disproportionate number of sex offenders were found to have large quantities of pornographic materials in their residences. . . more, in the opinion of […]
Sexual Harassment in Academic Settings
Sexual harassment also occurs in educational settings. College students often find themselves in the unpleasant situation of experiencing unwanted sexual advances from their professors. Both sexes are vulnerable to this form of harassment. However, it is most commonly male professors or instructors who harass female students (Bingham & Battey, 2005; Kelley & Parsons, 2000). Academic […]
Studies on Pornography and Harm
Both sides of the pornography debate produce reams of studies that support their side; the Meese Report and antiporn feminists such as MacKinnon and Dworkin produce papers showing that pornography is tied to rape, assault, and negative attitudes toward women, and others produce studies showing that pornography has no effects or is secondary to more […]
Cyberstalking Threatening behaviors or unwanted
advances that use Web technolo- Rapid technological advances have given rise to an intrusive form of harassment gies as weapons for stalking and that occurs in cyberspace rather than a work environment. Cyberstalking refers to a harassment. Sexual Coercion process in which a person is harassed on the Internet. Almost 1 million Americans are victimized […]
І patologii seksualnej
W seksuologii і seksiatrii, podobnie jak we wszystkich naukach empirycz — nych і racjonalistycznych, a w tym oczywiscie normatywnych, istnieje koniecznosc opracowania norm, ktore mozliwie scisle wytyczalyby granic? mi? dzy tym, со normalne і zdrowe, a tym, со nienormalne і patologiczne, Okreslenie jakiejkolwiek normy wymaga duzej odpowiedzialnosci, gdyz automatycznie wyznacza si? kryteria odchylen od normy […]
FEMALE PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF SEX
‘I used both hands to hideMy blushing, sweating cheeks. Indeed, I tried. But oh, what could I do, then, when I foundMy bodice splitting of its own accord?’ From When His Mouth Faced My Mouth, Amaru, c. ad800,translated by John Brough The female response cycle is in three stages of desire, arousal and orgasm: ♦ […]
Chapter 6: Sex Glands, Hormones, and Gender Chemistry
1. De Kruif 1945, pp. 225—26. De Kruif received his Ph. D. from the University of Michigan in 1916. Until the early 1920s he taught and practiced science in a university setting. His first book, Our Medicine Men, apparently got him fired from the Rockefeller Institute and he thereafter devoted himself to science writing. He […]
If he’s not in the mood
According to recent American research 40 per cent of men don’t feel much like sex and regard lovemaking with their partner as a duty, more work than play. It is no accident that the first self-help manual on this nettlish topic recently appeared in the United States. ‘Making sure you’re properly equipped’ plays an important […]
Possible Causes of Rape Unacknowledgment
The logical positivism approach favors the experimental manipulation and control of variables in order to identify those variables that differentiate acknowledged from unacknowledged victims. However, in the study of rape it is not possible to experimentally manipulate variables. Consequently, research in this area typically involves surveying women about their attitudes, personalities, past experiences, and the […]